A New Rasmussen study reports by a big margin (50%-35%) American voters disapprove of a government run health option.
Last month 41% of American adults thought setting up a government health insurance company to compete with private health insurance companies was a good idea, but the identical number (41%) disagreed.
The report shows that the main support for the public run option comes from those with a liberal slant:
- 59% of Democrats favor the creation of a government insurance alternative. But Republicans (73%) and independants (62%) are opposed.
- 71% of liberals like the plan for a government insurance company, while 76% of conservatives are against it.
This is another in a series of polls this week that shows public disapproval of Obamacare efforts:72% of voters say they are following the congressional debate on health care reform at least somewhat closely, with 36% who are following very closely. Just 4% say they are not following at all.
- Forty-nine percent (49%) of voters now at least somewhat oppose the Democrats’ health care reform plan, while 46% at least somewhat favor it.
- Seventy-eight percent (78%) of voters say it is at least somewhat likely that taxes will be raised on the middle class to cover the cost of the health care reform plan.
- Forty-five percent (45%) of Americans believe health care reform will increase the cost of health insurance coverage while just 19% believe it will reduce costs.
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